“Violent passions are formed in solitude. In the busy world no object has time to make a deep impression.”

“The chief impression produced on Isabel's spirit by this criticism, was that the passion of love separated its victim terribly from everyone but the loved object”

“Art is sanctioned pornography”

“Live now, die later!”

“...the passion of love separated its victim terribly from everyone but the loved object.”

“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.”

“When the government makes loans or subsidies to business, what it does is to tax successful private business in order to support unsuccessful private business.”